Wizards at Large

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 116618


Ffred wrote: 
> I've speculated, for example, that the reason for the devastation at
> Godric's Hollow was that one of the effects (intended or otherwise)
of the protection on Harry was to short circuit _all_ magics in the
vicinity. Perhaps there are other spells that also de-magic a vicinity
(for use to clean up after magical accidents, for example...)

Carol asks:
By "the protection on Harry," do you mean a Charm performed by Lily as
part of the "ancient magic" that also required her self-sacrifice? I
agree that there probably was some such Charm and that the
self-sacrifice was not all that was involved in saving Harry and
causing the AK to rebound. But if that protection short-circuited all
other magic in the vicinity, how could James have duelled with
Voldemort and how could Voldemort have killed Lily and James?

Carol